good morning

[tielan]

I just want to sleep. I feel like I've been sleep deprived for weeks now. Must have gotten too accustomed to

Also, we seem to have locked someone out of their computer on their first day working here. And there's no-one else in yet, and I'm trying to work out how to unlock it...

I got back the beta for the first three parts of other side of infinity early this morning while I was still asleep and haven't looked at it. I'm always a little terrified of beta feedback, mostly because a beta some fifteen years ago basically trashed the story because I mischaracterised her favourite character. The criticism made me change the story and it was better for it, but I never forgot the way she tore me apart.

Otherwise, the other side of infinity has kind of stalled at Nick's 2nd POV.

Speaking of Nick, I wonder what time I could get a viewing of Captain Marvel this weekend. Or even if I can.

The arthritis salve that I swapped with a friend for 2 dozen eggs seems to work on the big toe. It's not nearly as bad this morning as I thought it was going to be after yesterday (hockey, then a crop swap that was mostly standing around, and then church and church dinner which was - again - mostly standing around, so that by the time I got home after church, I just wanted to sit down for a week). Guess that's going to become a regular application.

Lordy, some of these users are clueless. Lovely people, but clueless. (As my co-worker observed: "they're all jocks and beauty queens" and sadly I'm coming to discover that she's not wrong.)

Sleeeeeep.

Comments

[wpadmirer]

I hope you get some sleep.

I had a beta one time who completely missed the fact that my story was a "crackfic" and not intended to be taken seriously. She raked me over the coals about my characterization and how this guy would NEVER do this!

I ignored it. My second beta got what I was doing and loved it. I sent it out on the internet and it's one of my most popular fics.

So betas aren't always right!

[tielan]

I just need to go to bed earlier, maybe. I think I got used to taking a nap over the summer and now that I'm working again my body is all "but where is my nap?"

[ninja007]

For my knee (right knee is bone on bone), I've been using Rejuvaflex. I've only been able to get it on amazon and it smells to high heaven of menthol, but it helps. My brother found it when my mom developed cancer. You can put it on bone or muscle.

PS: I know how you feel about sleep. I haven't gotten much since I developed PTSD. Sending you HUGS.

[tielan]

Rejuvaflex. I'll keep that in mind.

[velithya]

uhhh, that person wasn't a beta!! I've beta'd now and then for friends and you NEVER just trash the story. The author wrote it that way for a reason and you can totally query that in a respectful way but just trashing it is a BIG no-no :( I can totally understand you being gun-shy now :(

[tielan]

Well, she wasn't a beta after that. I never sent her anything again. She did have a point about the characterisation; but the way she tore into the story definitely put me off.

Then again, she (like many others in the early intarweb years) was not very socially adept...

[velithya]

I hope she didn't beta for other people either!!
I know in the early days people didn't really get the role of a beta either. I think a fair number of betas were just in it to read stories early and say their opinion on it, rather than looking at it objectively. IDK :|